,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #adb #aafth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #aajb    
,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united 
,,states  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4         
,menendez 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1    
,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4   
,coons1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 and ,mr4 ,cramer7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,july
 #aj1 #bjai,reported by ,mr4 ,risch1    
with an amendment,strike out all after  
the enacting clause and insert the part 
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
promote security and energy partnerships
 in the ,eastern ,mediterranean1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,eastern      
,mediterranean ,security and ,energy    
,partnership ,act of #bjai4  #b4        
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3 7#a7 ,the security of partners
 and allies in the ,eastern             
,mediterranean region is critical to the
 security of the ,united ,states and    

,europe4  7#b7 ,greece is a valuable    
member of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty  
,organization 7,,nato7 and a key pillar 
of stability in the ,eastern            
,mediterranean4  7#c7 ,israel is a      
steadfast ally of the ,united ,states   
and has been designated a major         
non-,,nato ally and major strategic     
partner4  7#d7 ,cyprus is a key         
strategic partner and signed a          
,statement of ,intent with the ,united  
,states on ,november #f1 #bjah1 to      
enhance bilateral security cooperation4 
7#e7 ,the countries of ,greece1 ,cyprus1
 and ,israel have participated in       
critical trilateral summits to improve  
cooperation on energy and security      
issues4  7#f7 ,secretary of ,state ,mike
 ,pompeo participated in the trilateral 
summit among ,israel1 ,greece1 and      
,cyprus on ,march #bj1 #bjai4  7#g7 ,all
 four countries oppose any action in the
 ,eastern ,mediterranean and the ,aegean
 ,sea that could challenge stability1   
violate international law1 or undermine 

good neighborly relations1 and in a     
joint declaration on ,march #ba1 #bjai1 
agreed to defend against external malign
 influences in the ,eastern             
,mediterranean and the broader ,middle  
,east4  7#h7 ,the recent discovery of   
potentially the region's largest natural
 gas field off the ,egyptian coast and  
the newest discoveries of natural gas   
off the ,cypriot coast could represent a
 significant positive development for   
the ,eastern ,mediterranean and the     
,middle ,east1 enhancing the region's   
strategic energy significance4  7#i7    
,turkish government officials have      
expressed an intent to purchase the     
,s-#djj system from the ,russian        
,federation1 which could trigger the    
imposition of mandatory sanctions under 
the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries 
,through ,sanctions ,act 7,public ,law  
#aae-dd74  7#aj7 ,it is in the national 
security interests of the ,united       
,states to promote1 achieve1 and        
maintain energy security among1 and     

through cooperation with1 allies4  7#aa7
 ,natural gas developments in the       
,eastern ,mediterranean have the        
potential to provide economic gains and 
contribute to energy security in the    
region and ,europe1 as well as support  
,european efforts to diversify away from
 natural gas supplied by the ,russian   
,federation4  7#ab7 ,the soon to be     
completed ,trans ,adriatic ,pipeline is 
a critical component of the ,southern   
,gas ,corridor and the ,european        
,union's efforts to diversify energy    
resources4  7#ac7 ,the proposed ,eastern
 ,mediterranean pipeline if commercially
 viable would provide for energy        
diversification in accordance with the  
,european ,union's third energy package 
of reforms4  7#ad7 ,the ,united ,states 
acknowledges the achievements and       
importance of the ,binational           
,industrial ,research and ,development  
,foundation 7,,bird7 and the ,united    
,states-,israel ,binational ,science    
,foundation 7,,bsf7 and supports        

continued multiyear funding to ensure   
the continuity of the programs of the   
,foundations4  7#ae7 ,the ,united       
,states has welcomed ,greece's          
allocation of #b percent of its gross   
domestic product 7,,gdp7 to defense in  
accordance with commitments made at the 
#bjad ,,nato ,summit in ,wales4  7#af7  
,energy exploration in the ,eastern     
,mediterranean region must be           
safeguarded against threats posed by    
terrorist and extremist groups1         
including ,hezbollah and any other actor
 in the region4  7#ag7 ,the energy      
exploration in the ,republic of         
,cyprus's ,exclusive ,economic ,zone and
 territorial waters-- 7,a7 furthers     
,united ,states interests by providing a
 potential alternative to ,russian gas  
for ,united ,states allies and partners2
 and  7,b7 should not be impeded by     
other sovereign states4  7#ah7 ,the     
,united ,states ,government cooperates  
closely with the ,government of the     
,republic of ,cyprus through information

 sharing agreements4  7#ai7 ,united     
,states officials have assisted the     
,government of the ,republic of ,cyprus 
with crafting that nation's national    
security strategy4  7#bj7 ,the ,united  
,states ,government provides training to
 ,cypriot officials in areas such as    
cybersecurity1 counterterrorism1 and    
explosive ordnance disposal and         
stockpile management4  7#ba7 ,the       
,republic of ,cyprus is a valued member 
of the ,proliferation ,security         
,initiative to combat the trafficking of
 weapons of mass destruction4  7#bb7    
,the ,republic of ,cyprus continues to  
work closely with the ,united ,nations  
and regional partners in ,europe to     
combat terrorism and violent extremism4 
7#bc7 ,despite robust economic and      
security relations with the ,united     
,states1 the ,republic of ,cyprus has   
been subject to a ,united ,states       
prohibition on the export of defense    
articles and services since #aihg4      
7#bd7 ,the #aihg arms prohibition was   

designed to restrict ,united ,states    
arms sales and transfer to the ,republic
 of ,cyprus and the occupied part of    
,cyprus to avoid hindering reunification
 efforts4  7#be7 ,at least #dj1jjj      
,turkish troops are stationed in the    
occupied part of ,cyprus with some      
weapons procured from the ,united       
,states through mainland ,turkey4  7#bf7
 ,while the ,united ,states has1 as a   
matter of policy1 avoided the provision 
of defense articles and services to the 
,republic of ,cyprus1 the ,government of
 ,cyprus has1 in the past1 sought to    
obtain defense articles from other      
countries1 including countries1 such as 
,russia1 that pose challenges to ,united
 ,states interests around the world4    
#c4 ,statement of policy ,it is the     
policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to 
continue to actively participate in the 
trilateral dialogue on energy1 maritime 
security1 cyber security and protection 
of critical infrastructure conducted    
among ,israel1 ,greece and ,cyprus2     

7#b7 to support diplomatic efforts with 
partners and allies to deepen energy    
security cooperation among ,greece1     
,cyprus1 and ,israel and to encourage   
the private sector to make investments  
in energy infrastructure in the ,eastern
 ,mediterranean region2  7#c7 to        
strongly support the completion of the  
,trans ,adriatic and ,eastern           
,mediterranean ,pipelines and the       
establishment of liquified natural gas  
7,,lng7 terminals across the ,eastern   
,mediterranean as a means of            
diversifying regional energy needs away 
from the ,russian ,federation2  7#d7 to 
maintain a robust ,united ,states naval 
presence and investments in the naval   
facility at ,souda ,bay1 ,greece and    
develop deeper security cooperation with
 the latter to include the recent       
,,mq-#i deployments to the ,larissa ,air
 ,force ,base and ,united ,states ,army 
helicopter training in central ,greece2 
7#e7 to welcome ,greece's commitment to 
move forward with the ,interconnector   

,greece-,bulgaria 7,,igb pipeline7 and  
additional ,,lng terminals that will    
help facilitate delivery of non-,russian
 gas to the ,balkans and central        
,europe2  7#f7 to support deepened      
security cooperation with the ,republic 
of ,cyprus through the removal of the   
arms embargo on the country2  7#g7 to   
support robust ,international ,military 
,education and ,training 7,,imet7       
programming with ,greece and the        
,republic of ,cyprus2  7#h7 to leverage 
relationships within the ,european      
,union to encourage investments in      
,cypriot border and maritime security2  
7#i7 to support efforts to counter      
,russian ,federation ,government        
interference and influence in the       
,eastern ,mediterranean through         
increased security cooperation with     
,greece1 ,cyprus1 and ,israel1 to       
include intelligence sharing1 cyber1 and
 maritime domain awareness2  7#aj7 to   
support the ,republic of ,cyprus efforts
 to regulate its banking industry to    

ensure that it is not used as a source  
of international money laundering and   
encourages additional measures toward   
that end2  7#aa7 to strongly oppose any 
actions that would trigger mandatory    
sanctions pursuant to section #bca of   
the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries 
,through ,sanctions ,act 7,,caatsa7     
7,public ,law #aae-dd71 to include the  
purchase by ,turkey of an ,s-#djj system
 from the ,russian ,federation2  7#ab7  
to continue robust official strategic   
engagement with ,israel1 ,greece1 and   
,cyprus2  7#ac7 to urge countries in the
 region to deny port services to the    
,russian ,federation vessels deployed to
 support the government of ,bashar      
,al-,assad in ,syria2  7#ad7 to support 
joint military exercises among ,israel1 
,greece1 and ,cyprus2  7#ae7 to fully   
implement relevant ,,caatsa provisions  
to prevent interference by the          
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
in the region2  7#af7 to support efforts
 by countries in the region to          

demobilize military equipment supplied  
by the ,government of the ,russian      
,federation in favor of equipment       
provided by ,,nato and ,,nato-allied    
member countries2 and  7#ag7 to strongly
 support the active and robust          
participation of ,israel1 ,cyprus1 and  
,greece in the ,combating ,terrorism    
,fellowship ,program4  #d4 ,united      
,states-,eastern ,mediterranean energy  
cooperation  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,energy1 may     
enter into cooperative agreements       
supporting and enhancing dialogue and   
planning involving international        
partnerships between the ,united ,states
 and ,israel1 ,greece1 and ,cyprus4  7b7
 ,annual reports ,if the ,secretary of  
,state1 in consultation with the        
,secretary of ,energy1 enters into      
agreements authorized under subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary shall submit an     
annual report to the appropriate        
congressional committees that           

describes--  7#a7 actions taken to      
implement such agreements2 and  7#b7 any
 projects undertaken pursuant to such   
agreements4  7c7 ,united states-,eastern
 mediterranean energy center ,the       
,secretary of ,energy1 in consultation  
with the ,secretary of ,state1 may      
establish a joint ,united               
,states-,eastern ,mediterranean ,energy 
,center in the ,united ,states          
leveraging the experience1 knowledge1   
and expertise of institutions of higher 
education and entities in the private   
sector1 among others1 in offshore energy
 development to further dialogue and    
collaboration to develop more robust    
academic cooperation in energy          
innovation technology and engineering1  
water science1 technology transfer1 and 
analysis of emerging geopolitical       
implications1 which include             
opportunities as well as crises and     
threats from foreign natural resource   
and energy acquisitions4  #e4 ,repeal of
 prohibition on transfer of articles on 

the ,united ,states munitions list to   
the ,republic of ,cyprus  7a7 ,sense of 
the ,senate on cyprus ,it is the sense  
of the ,senate that-- 7#a7 the direct   
sale or transfer of arms by the ,united 
,states to the ,republic of ,cyprus     
would advance ,united ,states security  
interests in ,europe by helping to      
reduce the dependence of the ,government
 of ,cyprus on other countries for      
defense-related materiel1 including     
countries that pose challenges to       
,united ,states interests around the    
world2 and  7#b7 it is in the interest  
of the ,united ,states-- 7,a7 to        
continue to support ,united             
,nations-facilitated efforts toward a   
comprehensive solution to the division  
of ,cyprus2 and  7,b7 for the ,republic 
of ,cyprus to join ,,nato's ,partnership
 for ,peace program4  7b7 ,modification 
of prohibition ,section #fbj;,c7e7 of   
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgc7;e77 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     

paragraph3  7#c7 ,the requirement under 
paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to any   
sale or other provision of any defense  
article or service to ,cyprus if the    
end-user of such defense article or     
service is the ,republic of ,cyprus4  4 
7c7 ,exclusion of the government of the 
republic of cyprus from certain related 
regulations ,beginning on the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state shall not apply a  
policy of denial for exports1           
re-exports1 or transfers of defense     
articles and defense services destined  
for the ,republic of ,cyprus if--  7#a7 
the request is made by or on behalf of  
the ,republic of ,cyprus2 and  7#b7 the 
end-user of such defense articles or    
defense services is the ,republic of    
,cyprus4  #f4 ,,imet cooperation with   
,greece and ,cyprus ,there is authorized
 to be appropriated for fiscal year     
#bjbj #b1jjj1jjj for ,international     
,military ,education and ,training      
7,,imet7 assistance for ,greece and     

#b1jjj1jjj for such assistance for      
,cyprus4 ,the assistance shall be made  
available for the following purposes3   
7#a7 ,training of future leaders4  7#b7 
,fostering a better understanding of the
 ,united ,states4  7#c7 ,establishing a 
rapport between the ,united ,states     
military and the country's military to  
build alliances for the future4  7#d7   
,enhancement of interoperability and    
capabilities for joint operations4  7#e7
 ,focusing on professional military     
education4  7#f7 ,enabling countries to 
use their national funds to receive a   
reduced cost for other ,department of   
,defense education and training4  7#g7  
,provision of ,english ,language        
,training assistance4  #g4 ,foreign     
,military ,financing ,there is          
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
 year #bjbj #c1jjj1jjj for ,foreign     
,military ,financing 7,,fmf7 assistance 
for ,greece to assist the country in    
meeting its commitment as a member of   
the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty            

,organization 7,,nato7 to dedicate #bj  
percent of its defense budget to enhance
 research and development4  #h4         
,limitation on transfer of ,f-#ce       
aircraft to ,turkey  7a7 ,in general    
,except as provided under subsection    
7b71 no funds may be obligated or       
expended-- 7#a7 to transfer1 facilitate 
the transfer1 or authorize the transfer 
of1 an ,f-#ce aircraft to the ,republic 
of ,turkey2  7#b7 to transfer           
intellectual property or technical data 
necessary for or related to any         
maintenance or support of the ,f-#ce    
aircraft2 or  7#c7 to construct a       
storage facility for1 or otherwise      
facilitate the storage in ,turkey of1 an
 ,f-#ce aircraft transferred to ,turkey4
  7b7 ,exception ,the ,president may    
waive the limitation under subsection   
7a7 upon a written certification to     
,congress that the ,government of       
,turkey does not plan or intend to      
accept delivery of the ,s-#djj air      
defense system4  7c7 ,transfer defined  

,in this section1 the term transfer     
includes the physical relocation outside
 of the continental ,united ,states4    
7d7 ,applicability ,the limitation under
 subsection 7a7 does not apply to ,f-#ce
 aircraft operated by the ,united       
,states ,armed ,forces4  #i4 ,sense of  
the ,senate on purchase by ,turkey of   
,s-#djj air defense system ,it is the   
sense of the ,senate that1 if the       
,government of ,turkey purchases the    
,s-#djj air defense system from the     
,russian ,federation--  7#a7 such a     
purchase would constitute a significant 
transaction within the meaning of       
section #bca7;a7 of the ,countering     
,russian ,influence in ,europe and      
,eurasia ,act of #bjag 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#iebe7;a772  7#b7 such a purchase would 
endanger the integrity of the ,,nato    
alliance2  7#c7 such a purchase would   
adversely affect ongoing operations of  
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces1     
including coalition operations in which 
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces      

participate2  7#d7 such a purchase would
 result in a significant impact to      
defense cooperation between the ,united 
,states and ,turkey2  7#e7 such a       
purchase would significantly increase   
the risk of compromising ,united ,states
 defense systems and operational        
capabilities2 and  7#f7 the ,president  
should faithfully execute the           
,countering ,russian ,influence in      
,europe and ,eurasia ,act of #bjag by   
imposing and applying sanctions under   
section #bce of that ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #iebi7 with respect to any individual  
or entity determined to have engaged in 
such a significant transaction4  #aj4   
,strategy on ,united ,states security   
and energy cooperation in the ,eastern  
,mediterranean  7a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,defense and the 
,secretary of ,energy1 shall submit to  
the appropriate congressional committees

 a strategy on enhanced security and    
energy cooperation with countries in the
 ,eastern ,mediterranean region1        
including ,israel1 ,cyprus1 and ,greece4
  7b7 ,elements ,the report required    
under subsection 7a7 shall include the  
following elements3 7#a7 ,a description 
of ,united ,states participation in and 
support for the ,eastern ,mediterranean 
,natural ,gas ,forum4  7#b7 ,an         
evaluation of all possible delivery     
mechanisms into ,europe for natural gas 
discoveries in the ,eastern             
,mediterranean region4  7#c7 ,an        
evaluation of efforts to protect energy 
exploration infrastructure in the       
region1 including ,united ,states       
companies4  7#d7 ,an assessment of the  
capacity of ,cyprus to host an ,energy  
,crisis ,center in the region which     
could provide basing facilities in      
support search and rescue efforts in the
 event of an accident4  7#e7 ,an        
assessment of the timing of natural gas 
delivery in the region as well as       

assessment of the ultimate destination  
countries for the natural gas delivery  
from the region4  7#f7 ,a plan to work  
with ,united ,states businesses seeking 
to invest in ,eastern ,mediterranean    
energy exploration1 development1 and    
cooperation4  7c7 ,form ,the report     
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
contain a classified annex4  #aa4       
,report on ,russian ,federation malign  
influence in the ,eastern ,mediterranean
  7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state     
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a report on    
,russian ,federation malign influence in
 ,cyprus1 ,greece1 and ,israel since    
,january #a1 #bjag4  7b7 ,elements ,the 
report required under subsection 7a7    
shall include the following elements3   
7#a7 ,an assessment of security1        
political1 and energy goals of the      
,government of the ,russian ,federation 

in the ,eastern ,mediterranean4  7#b7 ,a
 description of energy projects of the  
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
in the ,eastern ,mediterranean4  7#c7 ,a
 listing of ,russian national ownership 
of media outlets in these countries1    
including the name of the media outlet1 
approximate viewership1 and assessment  
of whether the outlet promotes          
pro-,kremlin views4  7#d7 ,an assessment
 of military engagement by the          
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
in the security sector1 including       
engagement by military equipment and    
personnel contractors4  7#e7 ,an        
assessment of efforts supported by the  
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
to influence elections in the three     
countries1 through the use of cyber     
attacks1 social media campaigns1 or     
other malign influence techniques4  7#f7
 ,an assessment of efforts by the       
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
to intimidate and influence the decision
 by ,his ,all ,holiness ,ecumenical     

,patriarch ,bartholomew1 leader of      
#cjj1jjj1jjj ,orthodox ,christians      
worldwide1 to grant autocephaly to the  
,ukrainian ,orthodox ,church4  7c7 ,form
 ,the report required under subsection  
7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified  
form1 but may contain a classified      
annex4  #ab4 ,report on interference by 
other countries in the ,exclusive       
,economic ,zone of ,cyprus and airspace 
of ,greece  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,energy1 shall submit to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report listing incidents of          
interference in efforts by the ,republic
 of ,cyprus to explore and exploit      
natural resources in its ,exclusive     
,economic ,zone and violations of the   
airspace of the sovereign territory of  
,greece4  7b7 ,elements ,the report     
required under subsection 7a7 shall     

include the following elements3 7#a7 ,a 
listing of incidents since ,january #a1 
#bjag1 determined by the ,secretary of  
,state to interfere in efforts by the   
,republic of ,cyprus to explore and     
exploit natural resources in its        
,exclusive ,economic ,zone4  7#b7 ,a    
listing of incidents since ,january #a1 
#bjag1 determined by the ,secretary of  
,state to be violations of the airspace 
of ,greece by its neighbors4  7c7 ,form 
,the report required under subsection   
7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified  
form1 but may contain a classified      
annex4  #ac4 ,appropriate congressional 
committees ,in this ,act1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means the ,committee on ,foreign        
,relations of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,eastern ,mediterranean ,security and   
,energy ,partnership ,act of #bjai4  #b4
 ,findings ,congress makes the following

 findings3 7#a7 ,the security of        
partners and allies in the ,eastern     
,mediterranean region is critical to the
 security of the ,united ,states and    
,europe4  7#b7 ,greece is a valuable    
member of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty  
,organization 7,,nato7 and a key pillar 
of stability in the ,eastern            
,mediterranean4  7#c7 ,israel is a      
steadfast ally of the ,united ,states   
and has been designated a major         
non-,,nato ally and major strategic     
partner4  7#d7 ,cyprus is a key         
strategic partner and signed a          
,statement of ,intent with the ,united  
,states on ,november #f1 #bjah1 to      
enhance bilateral security cooperation4 
7#e7 ,the countries of ,greece1 ,cyprus1
 and ,israel have participated in       
critical trilateral summits to improve  
cooperation on energy and security      
issues4  7#f7 ,secretary of ,state ,mike
 ,pompeo participated in the trilateral 
summit among ,israel1 ,greece1 and      
,cyprus on ,march #bj1 #bjai4  7#g7 ,the

 ,united ,states1 ,israel1 ,greece1 and 
,cyprus oppose any action in the        
,eastern ,mediterranean and the ,aegean 
,sea that could challenge stability1    
violate international law1 or undermine 
good neighborly relations1 and in a     
joint declaration on ,march #ba1 #bjai1 
agreed to defend against external malign
 influences in the ,eastern             
,mediterranean and the broader ,middle  
,east4  7#h7 ,the recent discovery of   
what may be the region's largest natural
 gas field off the ,egyptian coast and  
the newest discoveries of natural gas   
off the coast of ,cyprus could represent
 a significant and positive development 
for the ,eastern ,mediterranean and the 
,middle ,east1 enhancing the region's   
strategic energy significance4  7#i7    
,turkish government officials have      
expressed an intent to purchase the     
,s-#djj system from the ,russian        
,federation1 which is subject to        
mandatory sanctions under the           
,countering ,america's ,adversaries     

,through ,sanctions ,act 7,public ,law  
#aae-dd74  7#aj7 ,it is in the national 
security interest of the ,united ,states
 to promote1 achieve1 and maintain      
energy security among1 and through      
cooperation with1 allies4  7#aa7        
,natural gas developments in the        
,eastern ,mediterranean have the        
potential to provide economic gains and 
contribute to energy security in the    
region and ,europe1 as well as support  
,european efforts to diversify away from
 natural gas supplied by the ,russian   
,federation4  7#ab7 ,the soon to be     
completed ,trans ,adriatic ,pipeline is 
a critical component of the ,southern   
,gas ,corridor and the ,european        
,union's efforts to diversify energy    
resources4  7#ac7 ,the proposed ,eastern
 ,mediterranean pipeline1 if            
commercially viable1 would provide for  
energy diversification in accordance    
with the ,european ,union's third energy
 package of reforms4  7#ad7 ,the ,united
 ,states acknowledges the achievements  

and importance of the ,binational       
,industrial ,research and ,development  
,foundation 7,,bird7 and the ,united    
,states-,israel ,binational ,science    
,foundation 7,,bsf7 and supports        
continued multiyear funding to ensure   
the continuity of the programs of the   
,foundations4  7#ae7 ,the ,united       
,states has welcomed ,greece's          
allocation of #b percent of its gross   
domestic product 7,,gdp7 to defense in  
accordance with commitments made at the 
#bjad ,,nato ,summit in ,wales4  7#af7  
,energy exploration in the ,eastern     
,mediterranean region must be           
safeguarded against threats posed by    
terrorist and extremist groups1         
including ,hezbollah and any other actor
 in the region4  7#ag7 ,the energy      
exploration in the ,republic of         
,cyprus's ,exclusive ,economic ,zone and
 territorial waters-- 7,a7 furthers     
,united ,states interests by providing a
 potential alternative to ,russian gas  
for ,united ,states allies and partners2

 and  7,b7 should not be impeded by     
other sovereign states4  7#ah7 ,the     
,united ,states ,government cooperates  
closely with ,cyprus1 ,greece1 and      
,israel through information sharing     
agreements4  7#ai7 ,united ,states      
officials have assisted the ,government 
of the ,republic of ,cyprus with        
crafting that nation's national security
 strategy4  7#bj7 ,the ,united ,states  
,government provides training to        
,cypriot officials in areas such as     
cybersecurity1 counterterrorism1 and    
explosive ordnance disposal and         
stockpile management4  7#ba7 ,israel1   
,greece1 and ,cyprus are valued members 
of the ,proliferation ,security         
,initiative to combat the trafficking of
 weapons of mass destruction4  7#bb7    
,the ,republic of ,cyprus continues to  
work closely with the ,united ,nations  
and regional partners in ,europe to     
combat terrorism and violent extremism4 
7#bc7 ,despite robust economic and      
security relations with the ,united     

,states1 the ,republic of ,cyprus has   
been subject to a ,united ,states       
prohibition on the export of defense    
articles and services since #aihg4      
7#bd7 ,the #aihg arms prohibition was   
designed to restrict ,united ,states    
arms sales and transfers to the         
,republic of ,cyprus and the occupied   
part of ,cyprus to avoid hindering      
reunification efforts4  7#be7 ,at least 
#dj1jjj ,turkish troops are stationed in
 the occupied part of ,cyprus with some 
weapons procured from the ,united       
,states through mainland ,turkey4  7#bf7
 ,while the ,united ,states has1 as a   
matter of policy1 avoided the provision 
of defense articles and services to the 
,republic of ,cyprus1 the ,government of
 ,cyprus has1 in the past1 sought to    
obtain defense articles from other      
countries1 including countries1 such as 
,russia1 that pose challenges to ,united
 ,states interests around the world4    
#c4 ,statement of policy ,it is the     
policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to 

continue to actively participate in the 
trilateral dialogue on energy1 maritime 
security1 cybersecurity and protection  
of critical infrastructure conducted    
among ,israel1 ,greece1 and ,cyprus2    
7#b7 to support diplomatic efforts with 
partners and allies to deepen energy    
security cooperation among ,greece1     
,cyprus1 and ,israel and to encourage   
the private sector to make investments  
in energy infrastructure in the ,eastern
 ,mediterranean region2  7#c7 to        
strongly support the completion of the  
,trans ,adriatic and ,eastern           
,mediterranean ,pipelines and the       
establishment of liquified natural gas  
7,,lng7 terminals across the ,eastern   
,mediterranean as a means of            
diversifying regional energy needs away 
from the ,russian ,federation2  7#d7 to 
maintain a robust ,united ,states naval 
presence and investments in the naval   
facility at ,souda ,bay1 ,greece and    
develop deeper security cooperation with
 ,greece to include the recent ,,mq-#i  

deployments to the ,larissa ,air ,force 
,base and ,united ,states ,army         
helicopter training in central ,greece2 
7#e7 to welcome ,greece's commitment to 
move forward with the ,interconnector   
,greece-,bulgaria 7,,igb pipeline7 and  
additional ,,lng terminals that will    
help facilitate delivery of non-,russian
 gas to the ,balkans and central        
,europe2  7#f7 to support deepened      
security cooperation with the ,republic 
of ,cyprus through the removal of the   
arms embargo on the country2  7#g7 to   
support robust ,international ,military 
,education and ,training 7,,imet7       
programming with ,greece and the        
,republic of ,cyprus2  7#h7 to leverage 
relationships within the ,european      
,union to encourage investments in      
,cypriot border and maritime security2  
7#i7 to support efforts to counter      
,russian ,federation interference and   
influence in the ,eastern ,mediterranean
 through increased security cooperation 
with ,greece1 ,cyprus1 and ,israel1 to  

include intelligence sharing1 cyber1 and
 maritime domain awareness2  7#aj7 to   
support the ,republic of ,cyprus'       
efforts to regulate its banking industry
 to ensure that it is not used as a     
source of international money laundering
 and encourage additional measures      
toward that end2  7#aa7 to strongly     
oppose any actions that would trigger   
mandatory sanctions pursuant to section 
#bca of the ,countering ,america's      
,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act   
7,,caatsa7 7,public ,law #aae-dd71 to   
include the purchase by ,turkey of an   
,s-#djj system from the ,russian        
,federation2  7#ab7 to continue robust  
official strategic engagement with      
,israel1 ,greece1 and ,cyprus2  7#ac7 to
 urge countries in the region to deny   
port services to ,russian ,federation   
vessels deployed to support the         
government of ,bashar ,al-,assad in     
,syria2  7#ad7 to support joint military
 exercises among ,israel1 ,greece1 and  
,cyprus2  7#ae7 to fully implement      

relevant ,,caatsa provisions to prevent 
interference by the ,russian ,federation
 in the region2  7#af7 to support       
efforts by countries in the region to   
demobilize military equipment supplied  
by the ,russian ,federation in favor of 
equipment provided by ,,nato and        
,,nato-allied member countries2 and     
7#ag7 to strongly support the active and
 robust participation of ,israel1       
,cyprus1 and ,greece in the ,combating  
,terrorism ,fellowship ,program4  #d4   
,united ,states-,eastern ,mediterranean 
energy cooperation  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination  
with the ,secretary of ,energy1 may     
enter into cooperative agreements       
supporting and enhancing dialogue and   
planning involving international        
partnerships between the ,united ,states
 and ,israel1 ,greece1 and the ,republic
 of ,cyprus4  7b7 ,annual reports ,if   
the ,secretary of ,state1 in            
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,energy1 enters into agreements         

authorized under subsection 7a71 the    
,secretary shall submit an annual report
 to the appropriate congressional       
committees that describes--  7#a7       
actions taken to implement such         
agreements2 and  7#b7 any projects      
undertaken pursuant to such agreements4 
7c7 ,united ,states-,eastern            
mediterranean energy center ,the        
,secretary of ,energy1 in coordination  
with the ,secretary of ,state1 may      
establish a joint ,united               
,states-,eastern ,mediterranean ,energy 
,center in the ,united ,states          
leveraging the experience1 knowledge1   
and expertise of institutions of higher 
education and entities in the private   
sector1 among others1 in offshore energy
 development to further dialogue and    
collaboration to develop more robust    
academic cooperation in energy          
innovation technology and engineering1  
water science1 technology transfer1 and 
analysis of emerging geopolitical       
implications1 which include             

opportunities as well as crises and     
threats from foreign natural resource   
and energy acquisitions4  #e4 ,repeal of
 prohibition on transfer of articles on 
the ,united ,states ,munitions ,list to 
the ,republic of ,cyprus  7a7 ,sense of 
,congress on ,cyprus ,it is the sense of
 ,congress that-- 7#a7 allowing for the 
export1 re-export or transfer of arms   
subject to the ,united ,states          
,munitions ,list 7part #aba of title    
#bb1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations7 to 
the ,republic of ,cyprus would advance  
,united ,states security interests in   
,europe by helping to reduce the        
dependence of the ,government of the    
,republic of ,cyprus on other countries1
 including countries that pose          
challenges to ,united ,states interests 
around the world1 for defense-related   
materiel2 and  7#b7 it is in the        
interest of the ,united ,states-- 7,a7  
to continue to support ,united          
,nations-facilitated efforts toward a   
comprehensive solution to the division  

of ,cyprus2 and  7,b7 for the ,republic 
of ,cyprus to join ,,nato's ,partnership
 for ,peace program4  7b7 ,modification 
of prohibition ,section #fbj;,c7e7 of   
the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgc7;e77 is amended--  
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking ,any
 agreement and inserting ,except as     
provided in paragraph 7#c71 any         
agreement2 and  7#b7 by adding at the   
end the following new paragraph3  7#c7  
,the requirement under paragraph 7#a7   
shall not apply to any sale or other    
provision of any defense article or     
defense service to ,cyprus if the       
end-user of such defense article or     
defense service is the ,government of   
the ,republic of ,cyprus4  4  7c7       
,exclusion of the government of the     
republic of cyprus from certain related 
regulations  7#a7 ,in general ,subject  
to subsection 7d7 and except as provided
 in paragraph 7#b71 beginning on the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,state shall not apply a  

policy of denial for exports1           
re-exports1 or transfers of defense     
articles and defense services destined  
for or originating in the ,republic of  
,cyprus if--  7,a7 the request is made  
by or on behalf of the ,government of   
the ,republic of ,cyprus2 and  7,b7 the 
end-user of such defense articles or    
defense services is the ,government of  
the ,republic of ,cyprus4  7#b7         
,exception ,this exclusion shall not    
apply to any denial based upon credible 
human rights concerns4  7d7 ,limitations
 on the transfer of articles on the     
united states munitions list to the     
republic of cyprus  7#a7 ,in general    
,the policy of denial for exports1      
re-exports1 or transfers of defense     
articles on the ,united ,states         
,munitions ,list to the ,republic of    
,cyprus shall remain in place unless the
 ,president determines and certifies to 
the appropriate congressional committees
 not less than annually that--  7,a7 the
 ,government of the ,republic of ,cyprus

 is continuing to cooperate with the    
,united ,states ,government in efforts  
to implement reforms on anti-money      
laundering regulations and financial    
regulatory oversight2 and  7,b7 the     
,government of the ,republic of ,cyprus 
has made and is continuing to take the  
steps necessary to deny ,russian        
military vessels access to ports for    
refueling and servicing4  7#b7 ,waiver  
,the ,president may waive the           
limitations contained in this subsection
 for one fiscal year if the ,president  
determines that it is essential to the  
national security interests of the      
,united ,states to do so4  7#c7         
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations and the ,committee on ,armed 
,services of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the 
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the 
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives4  #f4 ,,imet 

cooperation with ,greece and the        
,republic of ,cyprus ,there is          
authorized to be appropriated #a1cjj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjbj1 #a1ejj1jjj for  
fiscal year #bjba1 and #a1hjj1jjj for   
fiscal year #bjbb for ,international    
,military ,education and ,training      
7,,imet7 assistance for ,greece and     
#bjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj1 #ejj1jjj
 for fiscal year #bjba1 and #gej1jjj for
 fiscal year #bjbb for such assistance  
for the ,republic of ,cyprus4 ,the      
assistance shall be made available for  
the following purposes3  7#a7 ,training 
of future leaders4  7#b7 ,fostering a   
better understanding of the ,united     
,states4  7#c7 ,establishing a rapport  
between the ,united ,states military and
 the country's military to build        
alliances for the future4  7#d7         
,enhancement of interoperability and    
capabilities for joint operations4  7#e7
 ,focusing on professional military     
education4  7#f7 ,enabling countries to 
use their national funds to receive a   

reduced cost for other ,department of   
,defense education and training4  #g4   
,foreign ,military ,financing  7a7      
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated for    
fiscal year #bjbj #c1jjj1jjj for        
,foreign ,military ,financing 7,,fmf7   
assistance for ,greece to assist the    
country in meeting its commitment as a  
member of the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty  
,organization 7,,nato7 to dedicate #bj  
percent of its defense budget to enhance
 research and development4  7b7 ,sense  
of ,congress ,it is the sense of        
,congress that ,greece should receive   
robust support under the ,european      
,recapitalization ,incentive ,program   
implemented by the ,department of       
,defense4  #h4 ,limitation on transfer  
of ,f-#ce aircraft to ,turkey  7a7 ,in  
general ,except as provided under       
subsection 7b71 no funds may be         
obligated or expended-- 7#a7 to         
transfer1 facilitate the transfer1 or   
authorize the transfer of an ,f-#ce     

aircraft to the ,republic of ,turkey2   
7#b7 to transfer intellectual property  
or technical data necessary for or      
related to any maintenance or support of
 the ,f-#ce aircraft2 or  7#c7 to       
construct a storage facility for1 or    
otherwise facilitate the storage in     
,turkey of1 an ,f-#ce aircraft          
transferred to ,turkey4  7b7 ,exception 
,the ,president may waive the limitation
 under subsection 7a7 upon a written    
certification to ,congress that the     
,government of ,turkey does not plan or 
intend to accept delivery of the ,s-#djj
 air defense system4  7c7 ,transfer     
defined ,in this section1 the term      
transfer includes the physical          
relocation outside of the continental   
,united ,states4  7d7 ,applicability    
,the limitation under subsection 7a7    
does not apply to ,f-#ce aircraft       
operated by the ,united ,states ,armed  
,forces4  #i4 ,sense of ,congress on    
purchase by ,turkey of ,s-#djj air      
defense system ,it is the sense of      

,congress that1 if the ,government of   
,turkey purchases the ,s-#djj air       
defense system from the ,russian        
,federation--  7#a7 such a purchase     
would constitute a significant          
transaction within the meaning of       
section #bca7;a7 of the ,countering     
,russian ,influence in ,europe and      
,eurasia ,act of #bjag 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#iebe7;a772  7#b7 such a purchase would 
endanger the integrity and              
interoperability of the ,,nato alliance2
  7#c7 such a purchase would adversely  
affect ongoing operations of the ,united
 ,states ,armed ,forces1 including      
coalition operations in which the       
,united ,states ,armed ,forces          
participate2  7#d7 such a purchase would
 result in a significant impact to      
defense cooperation between the ,united 
,states and ,turkey2  7#e7 such a       
purchase would significantly increase   
the risk of compromising ,united ,states
 defense systems and operational        
capabilities2 and  7#f7 the ,countering 

,russian ,influence in ,europe and      
,eurasia ,act of #bjag mandates the     
imposition of sanctions under section   
#bce of that ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #iebi7 
with respect to any individual or entity
 determined to have engaged in such a   
significant transaction4  #aj4 ,strategy
 on ,united ,states security and energy 
cooperation in the ,eastern             
,mediterranean  7a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,defense and the 
,secretary of ,energy1 shall submit to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 a strategy on enhanced security and    
energy cooperation with countries in the
 ,eastern ,mediterranean region1        
including ,israel1 the ,republic of     
,cyprus1 and ,greece4  7b7 ,elements    
,the report required under subsection   
7a7 shall include the following         
elements3 7#a7 ,a description of ,united
 ,states participation in and support   

for the ,eastern ,mediterranean ,natural
 ,gas ,forum4  7#b7 ,an evaluation of   
all possible delivery mechanisms into   
,europe for natural gas discoveries in  
the ,eastern ,mediterranean region4     
7#c7 ,an evaluation of efforts to       
protect energy exploration              
infrastructure in the region1 including 
infrastructure owned or operated by     
,united ,states companies4  7#d7 ,an    
assessment of the capacity of the       
,republic of ,cyprus to host an ,energy 
,crisis ,center in the region which     
could provide basing facilities in      
support of search and rescue efforts in 
the event of an accident4  7#e7 ,an     
assessment of the timing of potential   
natural gas delivery in the region as   
well as an assessment of the ultimate   
destination countries for the natural   
gas delivery from the region4  7#f7 ,a  
plan to work with ,united ,states       
businesses seeking to invest in ,eastern
 ,mediterranean energy exploration1     
development1 and cooperation4  7c7 ,form

 ,the report required under subsection  
7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified  
form1 but may contain a classified      
annex4  #aa4 ,report on ,russian        
,federation malign influence in the     
,eastern ,mediterranean  7a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #ij days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate congressional committees a 
report on ,russian ,federation malign   
influence in the ,republic of ,cyprus1  
,greece1 and ,israel since ,january #a1 
#bjag4  7b7 ,elements ,the report       
required under subsection 7a7 shall     
include the following elements3 7#a7 ,an
 assessment of security1 political1 and 
energy goals of the ,russian ,federation
 in the ,eastern ,mediterranean4  7#b7  
,a description of energy projects of the
 ,government of the ,russian ,federation
 in the ,eastern ,mediterranean4  7#c7  
,a listing of ,russian national         
ownership of media outlets in these     
countries1 including the name of the    

media outlet1 approximate viewership1   
and assessment of whether the outlet    
promotes pro-,kremlin views4  7#d7 ,an  
assessment of military engagement by the
 ,government of the ,russian ,federation
 in the security sector1 including      
engagement by military equipment and    
personnel contractors4  7#e7 ,an        
assessment of efforts supported by the  
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
to influence elections in the three     
countries1 through the use of cyber     
attacks1 social media campaigns1 or     
other malign influence techniques4  7#f7
 ,an assessment of efforts by the       
,government of the ,russian ,federation 
to intimidate and influence the decision
 by ,his ,all ,holiness ,ecumenical     
,patriarch ,bartholomew1 leader of      
#cjj1jjj1jjj ,orthodox ,christians      
worldwide1 to grant autocephaly to the  
,ukrainian ,orthodox ,church4  7c7 ,form
 ,the report required under subsection  
7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified  
form1 but may contain a classified      

annex4  #ab4 ,report on interference by 
other countries in the ,exclusive       
,economic ,zone of the ,republic of     
,cyprus  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #ij days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 in consultation with the     
,secretary of ,defense and the          
,secretary of ,energy1 shall submit to  
the appropriate congressional committees
 a report listing incidents since       
,january #a1 #bjag1 determined by the   
,secretary of ,state to interfere in    
efforts by the ,republic of ,cyprus to  
explore and exploit natural resources in
 its ,exclusive ,economic ,zone4  7b7   
,form ,the report required under        
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may contain a    
classified annex4  #ac4 ,report on      
interference by other countries in the  
airspace of ,greece  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   

with the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall  
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report listing incidents   
since ,january #a1 #bjag1 determined by 
the ,secretary of ,state to be          
violations of the airspace of the       
sovereign territory of ,greece by its   
neighbors4  7b7 ,form ,the report       
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
submitted in unclassified form1 but may 
contain a classified annex4  #ad4       
,appropriate congressional committees   
,in this ,act1 the term appropriate     
congressional committees means the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives4  ,july #aj1           
#bjai,reported with an amendment